ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Former Tusculum College women's tennis standout Lesley Murray has been selected for induction to The South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame announced SAC Commissioner Patrick Britz Friday.

Joining Murray in this year's induction class are: Former SAC Commissioner Doug Echols, Lenoir-Rhyne University's Michelle Baity Bryant (volleyball), Leah Jackson Smith of Carson-Newman College (women's basketball) and Mars Hill College's Andy Thompson (men's soccer).

This year's class will be inducted into the SAC Hall of Fame during ceremonies at the Biltmore Doubletree Hotel in Asheville, N.C. on June 4, 2009. A reception will begin at 6:15 p.m., followed by the Hall of Fame Banquet at 7 p.m.

Murray becomes the first Tusculum student-athlete to be inducted into the SAC Hall of Fame. She was the first student-athlete in the conference's history to be named Player of the Year for four consecutive years, earning that honor from 2000-04 in women's tennis. In 2004, she also became the first student-athlete in school history to be named SAC Female Athlete of the Year.

She posted a remarkable 64-2 singles record at Tusculum, including 20 consecutive victories to close out her storied career. The Monroe, Ga. native earned All-Conference First Team honors four times and never lost a conference singles match (22-0).

In her four seasons, Tusculum posted a 63-19 overall record, while capturing three South Atlantic Conference titles, a 2004 SAC Tournament Championship and four trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Her final three teams also finished the year nationally ranked.

In her rookie season (2000-01), she posted a perfect 21-0 record in singles play and 21-0 in doubles action with Greeneville, Tenn. native and Academic All-American® Pam Holt. Murray was named the SAC Player and Freshman of the year and ended the season ranked No. 26 in NCAA Division II singles (3rd in NCAA East Region). Murray and Holt also finished the campaign listed 21st in doubles (3rd in Region). In her first season, she helped guide Tusculum to a 13-10 record and the program's first-ever berth to the NCAA postseason (first by any Tusculum athletic team).

During the 2001-02 campaign, Murray suffered her first singles loss of her collegiate career, dropping a three-set match to UNC Pembroke's Christine Orben on March 6, 2002. That loss ended a string of 27 straight singles wins to start her career. She would finish the season 17-1 and 6-0 in conference play. She also posted a perfect 3-0 record against regionally ranked competition. The Pioneers posted its best season to date, going 15-4 and claiming a share of the program's first South Atlantic Conference title.

In 2002-03, she posted an 11-1 record, including 6-0 in league play as the Pioneers went 15-4 once again, while claiming a share of the SAC Championship. Murray finished the season ranked 10th regionally in singles and doubles, while Tusculum ended the campaign listed 37th in the country before falling to No. 2 Lynn University in the NCAA Tournament second round

During her senior year, she led the Pioneers to their best season in school history as Tusculum rolled to a 20-1 record, while sweeping both the SAC regular season and tournament titles. Murray went 15-0 during her senior season and was named the SAC Player of the Year and SAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
Murray was the recipient of the SAC Scholar Athlete Award for Women's Tennis in her final two seasons (2002-03, 2003-04) and was named to the